Theory From the Closet

A punk perspective on tabletop RPG’s, their theory, and design.

Show051: Interview with Chris Perrin and Clyde L. Rhoer

This show was recorded at Gen Con for Cannon Punture by Chris Perrin. Chris recently left Cannon Punture on good terms, and I checked in with him to see if Cannon Punture had the audio of this show and planned to run it. When I found out he still had the file I asked him if I could run it. Chris and Rich both gave me permission, so here it is.

This is an interview about my ashcan, Silence Keeps Me A Victim, and Chris’s ashcan, Messiah. We go off the path a bit, but not too far.

Show027: Interview with Ram Hull

Here’s the interview I did with Ram Hull at Gen Con last year.

Show018: Interview with Ryan Macklin

This is the first of my interviews with the folks at the Ashcan Front booth from Gen Con. I spent a good portion of my Gen Con time trying to get all of the participants in the booth to record interviews with me. I came up short on that goal, much of the limiting factor was my present equipment’s bulkiness and need for power.

I really want to see the Ashcan Front be successful. There are a lot of really great ideas happening in the creator controlled space of RPG designers. I think the Ashcan Front is a great thing if we want to keep seeing the revolution that’s been going on in roleplaying design for the past years. Anyway….

I interviewed Ryan Macklin, my enemy, who produces the podcast Master Plan which is about game design. We discussed his game, Know Thyself. We also touched on what is good game design, and the difference between, “I will not abandon you,” and “nobody gets hurt.” There were also quite a few other tangents which I may come back and detail later.

Show005: Interview with Paul Czege

I went to the Forge Midwest meet up this Weekend in Chicago, Illinois. I did some interviews while I was there and this is the first of those. Paul Czege discusses many things with me from the Ashcan Front booth both he and Matt Synder are organizing for Gen Con, to inner meaning of games, and quite a few other subjects. Enjoy.